Articles by Alex Smith — Page 5

Bitcoin drops below $63,000 as Israeli strikes on Lebanon shake market confidence in the Iran-US deal signed only one day earlier.

Senator Cynthia Lummis frames Bitcoin as a shield against the $39.2T U.S. public debt. Each household carries about $300,000 in fiscal burden.

Rodney Burton, aka Bitcoin Rodney, pleads guilty in the $1.8B HyperFund crypto fraud. Faces up to 5 years. Sentencing set for July 23, 2026.

The HYPE ETF complex has drawn $172M in net inflows as the token prints a record $75.96. Institutional rotation into Hyperliquid accelerates.

Standard Chartered initiates coverage on Uniswap with a $100 UNI target by 2030, betting on 37x growth in tokenized assets active in DeFi.

BNB Chain crosses $3.6 billion in real-world assets, ranking second behind Ethereum. The BNB token stalls at $617 despite the milestone.

Bittensor (TAO) surges 15.8% to $272.83 and breaks above its downtrend channel. The $300 resistance now becomes the next test.

Bitcoin climbs toward $65,000 after Trump unveils an Iran-USA peace deal. Four points to grasp the impact on crypto markets.

Hyperliquid SPCX clears $216M open interest on the SpaceX perpetual, pricing the IPO at a 36% premium over the Nasdaq debut level.

Standard Chartered places the Bitcoin $59,000 cycle low as the end of the crypto winter. Three signals will decide whether the call holds.